Social Engineering - Extremely Low Risk Infiltration Scheme

This is a great article describing how easy it is to utilize human nature to overcome security policy to gain covert access to remote systems with a VERY low detection probability.

The gist of this story is that USB thumb drives were loaded with trojans and left in the parking lot and break area around the target and curious employees then loaded them into their computers which then sent compromise details to an unauthorized hacker.

Be safe out there and beware the gift of the Trojans in USB drive form.

Norman

Full Article URL: http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=95556&WT.svl=column1_1